Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Canzano: Pac-12 looked at 'everything and anything'

Plus... Oregon, Washington, WSU, OSU, and private equity.

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John Canzano
Dec 13, 2025
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The new-world Pac-12 launches in July. (Photo: Naji Saker)

Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Teresa Gould is fresh off three days spent in Las Vegas at a convention that featured the top sports business minds sucking in second-hand smoke while talking about college athletics.

Utah is signing on for a $500 million private-equity deal.

The Big 12 is finalizing an agreement that would add hundreds of millions in private capital.

Is the Pac-12 about to leap into that space?

I tracked Gould down before her Saturday morning coffee.

“We’ve looked at everything and anything that will add value for our membership,” she told me.

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